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Texas Art Teacher Certification Exam

Subjects : teaching, arts
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Date: 1839-1906 Important: Painted Mount Saint Victoire in Aix en- Provence over 60 times. Each painting is different b/c of angle and light -Trust your own eyes - and fanatic for the truth -Light- vibrations of color-Like an impressionist- heavy han






2. A loom with an attachment for forming openings for the passage of the shuttle between the warp threads - French inventor of the Jacquard loom that could automatically weave complicated patterns (1752-1834)






3. Which emphasized the artist's free expression of emotion - flourished in Germany in the year immediately prior to the outbreak of World War I. Georges Rouault (1871-1958) - a French painter - is regarded as this type of painter. Portrayal of reality






4. A plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder - which in turn transfers it to the paper






5. Incised engraving - the process of printing from engraved plates - a printing process that uses an etched or engraved plate - ex: the plate is smeared with ink and Then wiped clean. The ink left in the recesses is what makes the print.






6. French Painter - who started his career as a caricaturist - then converted to landscape painting by his early mentor Boudin. From 1890 he concentrated on series of pictures in which he painted the same subject at different times of the day in differe






7. Fastening two pieces of metal together by softening with heat and applying pressure - Fusing two pieces of material using a heat process; most commonly used with metal and plastics






8. Pottery that has been fired but not yet glazed.






9. A solid screen - covered with icons - at the front of the church - dividing the sanctuary from the body of the building.






10. Enameling technique - used more gold and less color than cloisonne. Starts with thick gold piece - cut tiny troughs wherever want color to be - gold is most prominent in end - rarely has patterns engraved.






11. Method of painting in which the colors are mixed with egg yolk or other substances - instead of oil






12. Journalist who questioned the policies of the governor of New York in the 1700's. He was jailed; he sued - and this court case was the basis for our freedom of speech and press. He was found not guilty.






13. A coarse cotton fabric stiffened with glue - stiff-finished cotton or linen used for linings of garments






14. This technique is so called because its finished prints often resemble watercolors or wash drawings. It is a favorite method of printmakers to achieve a wide range of tonal values. The technique consists of exposing the plate to acid through a layer






15. Processes designed to produce tonal effects






16. Italian 'light-dark'. The gradation of light and dark values in two-dimensional imagery; especially the illusion of rounded - three-dimensional form created through gradations of light and shade rather than line.






17. Emphasis of this architecture is on the horizontal






18. In lithography - a waxy substance used to draw or paint images on a lithographic stone or plate






19. Something that supports a sculpture






20. Known for his glass sculpture






21. A coarse - inexpensive - woven fabric; often used for making grain sacks






22. Technique of ornamenting in which small grains of metal - usually gold - are soldered to a flat surface






23. Creates blue dye






24. A fabric-dyeing method which uses wax to coat areas that don't need to be dyed






25. French painter who was an early cubist (1881-1955) - Influences include hard sharp precision of a machine age






26. Embroidery done in cross-stitch on fine single net






27. Technique of shading using dots to control value






28. An artistic movement that sought to capture a momentary feel - or impression - of the piece they were drawing - An artistic movement that sought to capture a momentary feel - or impression - of the piece they were drawing






29. Yarn arranged lengthways on a loom and crossed by the woof






30. Renowned for paintings and prints






31. Material used to imbed rings - bracelets - necklaces -etc when making hand-wrought jewelry






32. A water-base paint made with casein (which is a protein precipitated from milk)






33. The threads running from side to side across a fabric; wool






34. Where the revolving door was fully developed






35. Printing process in which the printing plate that has raised that is rolled with ink to print.






36. Formed in relief by beating a metal plate from the back - leaving the impression on the face






37. Paintings with the emphasis on inner emotions - sensations - or ideas rather than actual appearances






38. An Italian movement begun shortly before and during WWI. It depicted dynamic movement and stressed the violence and speed of the Machine Age. They advocated revolution and glorified war.(Balla - Severini - Boccioni)






39. Period in which stained glass windows were introduced for church decoration






40. A matted tangle of hair or fiber






41. A plain woven lightweight - extremely sheer - airy - and soft silk fabric - containing highly twisted filament yarns. The fabric - used mainly in evening dresses and scarves - can also be made from rayon and other manufactured fibers






42. Wrought iron - hammered copper - painted tin NOT pewter






43. A style of abstractionism popular in the 1960s - modern technique with which a painter creates optical illusions with the use of dazzling patterns - abstract art athat uses geometric shapes and vivid colors to create optical illusions - such as an il






44. A structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops






45. Shading consisting of multiple crossing lines






46. Joining small pieces of metal together using molten metal - bonding metals and alloys that melt at temperatures below 840






47. Term used to describe the many degrees of shading between black and white






48. Joining of two metals above 800F (most common) - the process of joining metal with a filler rod that melts at a temperature below the metal being joined - Uses a molten filler metal to crate joints. Capillary action is required to distribute the fill






49. A simple printmaking technique in which ink or paint is appleid to a metal or plastic plate - worked with various tools - and then printed onto paper using a press - roller - or other pressure.






50. Network Interface Card; the device that enables a workstation to connect to the network and communicate with other computers.